Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)111110101099999888111111111111121110812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14911092896462616057555251523735483231872032592704351
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.76
8:16AM
1.93
8:27PM
1.83
8:56AM
2.02
9:10PM
1.90
9:35AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.31
2:30PM
0.39
2:39AM
0.24
3:11PM
0.30
3:21AM
0.19
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset-8:15-------8:15-------8:14------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222117171616182021201918171619222221171616162022
Feels °C (?)211815161515171818181919171518212018151414141718
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